Yorkshire Engine Company

The Yorkshire Engine Company (YEC) was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The company was formed in 1865 and continued to produce locomotives and carry out general engineering work until 1965. Mainly known for shunting engines for the British market, but also built main line engines for overseas customers.

Companies and former companies based in Sheffield, England (or with a significant presence)
Modern manufacturing and distribution companies	Ancon Clark • Wilson Benesch • Berkart • Henry Boot • Bramah Engineering • Catterly Laser Cutting Co. • Corus Group • The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire • Davey Markham • JF Finnigans • Firth Rixson • Fletchers Bakery • Sheffield Forgemasters Company • M J Gleeson Group Plc • Hendersons (Sheffield) Ltd • Kelham Island Brewery) • Land Pyrometers • Arnold Laver • Northern Foods • Outokumpu formerly (Avesta Polarit)^t/o / BSC Stainless^t/o • ROM Reinforcement • Ronseal Paints • SIG Plc • Tinsley Bridge • Wincro Metals
Modern retail and service industry	Atkinsons Stores • HSBC• Irwin Mitchell • John Lewis • PlusNet • Powerminster • Sheffield Hallam University • Tuffnells Parcel Express • University of Sheffield • Williams Fastners • Zoo Digital
Traditional heavy industry (steel and engineering)	BOC ^t/o • British Steel ^t/o • British Steel Corporation ^p • Brown Bayley Steels • Newton, Chambers & Company • NCK-Rapier • Cammell ^t/o • Coopers (Fastners) • Chesterfield Cylinders • Cravens • Daniel Doncasters Ltd • Davey McKee^t/o Davey Lowevy^t/o Trafalgar House Engineering ^t/o • Edgar Allen & Company ^t/o • English Steel Corporationⁿ • Firth Brown Steelsⁿ • Firth Vickers • Laycocks^t/o • Samuel • Sheffield Forgemasters • Thomas Ward • Tinsley Wire Industries Ltd (TWIL) ^t/o • Sanderson Kayser •
Cutlers - silver smiths - surgical instruments	Arthur Price • B.Braun-Downs Surgical^t/o • Richard Carr (Silversmiths) • James Dixon & Co. • Durham Duplex • Harrison Bros & Howson • Hutton • Mappin and Webb ^t/o • Martin Hall • Needham, Veall & Tyzack • Joseph Rodgers • Swann Morton • Surmanco • Skidmore • Taylors Eye-Witness Ltd • Thornton (Impants) • Viners^t/o • Walker & Hall^t/o • Thomas Wostenholm
Tool manufactures	Dormer (Tools)^r • Footprint • Henry Taylor • Neepsend • Stanley Tools (Sheffield)^r • Atkinsons (Saws) • Easterbrook Allcard & Company • G & J Hall • Ketona (Shears) • Joseph Marples • Moore & Wright • James Neil (Tools) • Niloc • Osborne Mushett • Paddley & Venables • Record Ridgeway • Rabone Chesterman • Shardlows • The Sheffield Twist Drill Company • Spear & Jackson • Thomas Turner & Co.(Files & Knifes) • Tyzacks Sons & Turner(Saws) • Thomas Flinn & Co. • Standall Tools • Steadfast (Tools) • Tyzack Machine Knives
Miscellaneous formerly Sheffield based companies	Batchelors^t/o • Dyson Refractories^t/o • William Stones Brewery^t/o • Trebor Bassett Sweets^t/o • Thorntons Chocolates ^r • S.H. Wards Brewery^t/o
Defunct	English Steel Corporation • Samuel Fox and Company • Hadfields Limited • Samuel Osborn & Company • Jessop Saville & Company • Sheffield Coal Company • Simplex Cars • Steel, Peech and Tozer • United Steel Companies • Vickers Limited Vicker, Son & Maxim • William Jessop & Sons • Yorkshire Engine Company
See also	Economy of Sheffield • List of companies in Sheffield
t/o - Taken over, n - Nationalised, p - Privatised, a - Active, d - Defunct, h - High tech, e - E-Commerce, f - Financial services r - Relocated

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